This salmon farmer led the charge in Chile salmon exports in 2018

The industry exported a record USD 4.1 billion worth of salmon last year.

IndexSalmon delivered to AQUA its latest report on exports of salmon produced in Chile from the period January-November 2018.

The publication reported that the US ( 156.3 thousand tonnes, up 21.5% from last year) is still the country’s most important customer, following by Japan (116.6 thousand tonnes, up 19% from last year). Exports to emerging markets in Russia (59.7 thousand tonnes) and China (38.8 thousand tonnes) also doubled in size.